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West Suffolk Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Suffolk Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

7,965Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,355 approved or refused records

361Refused applications

4,994 approved · 361 refused · 563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and building regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas48 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

DecidedDC/25/1465/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Limes (T1 and T3 on plan) lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by two metres
9 Back Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HF
Received 17 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1466/HH
Householder planning application - construct covered BBQ area
Warren Towers Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QQ
Received 16 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1467/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (8 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and thin inner crown by 10 per cent
51 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HN
Received 16 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1468/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access
4 St Davids Close Brandon Suffolk IP27 0UR
Received 17 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1470/HH
Householder planning application - a. extension of detached outbuilding b. replacement of outbuilding roof and walls c. brick boundary wall to replace existing fence d. brick wall and gate between outbuilding and dwelling
Old Rectory Church Lane Barnardiston Suffolk CB9 7TL
Received 18 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1471/HH
Householder planning application - a. changes to fenestration to front elevation b. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing garage) c. loft conversion to create habitable space and install five roof lights
28 Norman Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BY
Received 18 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1472/HH
Householder planning application - a. open front porch b. raising the roof and conversion of existing garage to living accommodation c. replace link extension and raise roof line d. single storey rear extension
Harewood House Front Street Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TW
Received 17 Sept 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0475
Non-material amendment to DC/24/0475/FUL - changes to main roof design from hip end to gable end on west elevation
Land Adjacent To Duke Of Marlborough Bury Road Hepworth Suffolk
Received 17 Sept 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1474/FUL
Planning application - conversion of garage to dwelling
The Old Piggery Park Farm Park Farm Drive Herringswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6SR
Received 18 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1475/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Fir (T1 on plan) lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by up to one and a half metres, one Leylandii (T2 on plan) lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by up to one metre
River Cottage The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 18 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1476/HH
Householder planning application - two storey rear extension, insertion of door on rear elevation
Juniper House Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LF
Received 19 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1477/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling
Homeleigh House Thorns Corner Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8XW
Received 18 Sept 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1478/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. three internally illuminated hanging signs b. one non-illuminated fascia sign c. three externally illuminated hanging signs d. non-illuminated vinyl window graphics
17 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DY
Received 19 Sept 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1480/FUL
Planning application - installation of 52 photovoltaic arrays on the south facing roofs with associated cabling and battery storage
St Marys Church Churchyard Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 22 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1481/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (marked fallen tree on plan) fell
Church View Old Bury Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DA
Received 19 Sept 2025
DecidedDCON(Y)/15/2151
Application to discharge condition 25 (HGV movements) in relation of parcel A8 of DC/15/2151/OUT
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 19 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1482/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation (following demolition of existing porch)
21 Milden Court Hereward Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7LP
Received 22 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1483/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - seven Hornbeams (G1 on plan) overall crown reduction of up to one and a half metres
9 Balaton Place Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YP
Received 22 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1484/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch (T1 on plan) fell
Tulipifera High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 22 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1485/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extension to rear of dwelling including balcony to first floor (demolition of existing single storey rear projections), b. first floor extension to rear of dwelling following demolition of first floor bathroom (partly amended scheme to planning permission DC/25/0792/HH)
8 Orchard Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EH
Received 24 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1486/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of 8.1kWp solar photovoltaic on rooftop
Tollgate Primary School Tollgate Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6DG
Received 22 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1487/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - roof mounted solar array
West Row Academy Beeches Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8NY
Received 22 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1488/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - roof mounted solar panels
Westfield Primary Academy Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BW
Received 20 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1489/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - roof mounted solar array
Clements Primary Academy Greenfields Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NJ
Received 22 Sept 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Suffolk Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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